there’s a fairway in the forest
where we can go for free;
it’s open now, the lights are on–
come take a walk with me.
–photo by me
autumn afternoon
Category: poetry
coming & going
just the other night, we had our first freeze;
now there’s people all around, looking at the trees,
and when all the leaves have fallen to the ground,
there won’t be anyone around.
(the next big event will be our first snow,
but no one comes for that–in fact, they go!)
–photo by me
misplaced (tanka)
as a child, i would
explore hidden portals to
other dimensions–
now, i’m quite sure that this one
isn’t the original
–photo by me
two shores
in the cool of the night,
i stand upon two shores:
one is full of bullfrogs;
the other’s so much more.
on the shore of infinity,
my head begins to spin–
i dare not stare too long
lest i happen to fall in.
–photo by me
shot of the morning 9/28/24
i went walking in the predawn light
(that twilight zone ‘tween day and night)
and there i found poems all around
just waiting for someone to write
–photo by me
space reprisal (tanka)
the earth ‘takes up space’–
so perhaps gravity is
just space fighting back;
if you dare to take up space,
it’ll be coming for you.
–photo by me
recapture
the sun comes up
a river flows
the world turns
and so it goes
don’t lose the spell
you once were under–
recapture now
that child-like wonder
lest here today
a river flows
the world turns
and so it goes
–photo by me
on golden path
all leaf-strewn footpaths
in the autumnal forest
lead to peace of mind
–photo by me
homespun universe (archives)
our minds are built unique
with a sole, subjective view;
you cannot see reality
the same way that i do.
some say that it’s a blessing,
some say that it’s a curse–
but every mind designs a kind
of homespun universe.
–photo by me
limerick 78
i have some choice words for my cat,
like messy and spoiled and fat,
and yet i would say
in the slang of today–
she’s also adorably ‘brat’
–photo by me
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